The Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscientist has revealed surprising functions of the brain region, such as its role in the brain’s rewards circuits and in addiction.

DNA-coated gold nanorods enable cells to be activated by light without genetic manipulation.

DNA-loaded nanoparticles that respond to infrared light provide an alternative way to control cell behavior.

At $2 million for a single dose, Novartis’s Zolgensma is the most expensive medicine to date, but still less expensive over a lifetime than another approved drug for the rare genetic disease.

CRISPRed heart muscle cells from humans gain the ability to make a protein missing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Zooming in on the ovarioles of Drosophila could reveal links between muscles, nutrition, and the development of eggs.

From cellular self-digestion to the effects of exercise on the brain, our features editor picks her favorite art custom-made for the magazine.

They hope to develop the “exercise hormone” into therapeutics that harness the benefits of exercise for people unable to do so.

In kidney organoids, brain and muscle cells also develop.